# Wisconsin AB158: An Act to renumber and amend 102.17 (9) (a) 1.; to amend 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.); to create 102.17 (9) (a) 1c., 102.17 (9) (a) 1e., 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. and 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. of the statutes; Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff. (FE)

Wisconsin AB158, An Act to renumber and amend 102.17 (9) (a) 1.; to amend 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.); to create 102.17 (9) (a) 1c., 102.17 (9) (a) 1e., 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. and 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. of the statutes; Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican) and 13 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB158
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber and amend 102.17 (9) (a) 1.; to amend 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.); to create 102.17 (9) (a) 1c., 102.17 (9) (a) 1e., 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. and 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. of the statutes; Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-02
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Treig Pronschinske (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Robert Wittke (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Coroner, Fire department, Legislature -- Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on, Medical service -- Occupations, Mental health, Police, Worker's compensation
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Treig Pronschinske (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robert Wittke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-10: Representative Billings added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-06: Representative Brown added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-11-24: Representative Rivera-Wagner added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-08-25: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-07-30: Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Representative McCarville added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-04-22: Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-10: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-08: Representatives Palmeri and Fitzgerald added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-04-02: Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment (House)
- 2025-04-02: Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Callahan, Green, Gustafson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, Steffen, Subeck and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Marklein, Keyeski and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB158), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB158.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB158)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB158.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB158-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).